• How developing timber processing in Congo makes children aged 6 to 14 branch out to step up their growth

    How developing timber processing in Congo makes children aged 6 to 14 branch out to step up their growth

    25.01.2024. The sixth International Day of Education was celebrated worldwide yesterday, under the theme “learning for lasting peace”.  During her visit to our subsidiary IFO (Industrie forestière de Ouesso) last 12 January, the Republic of Congo Minister for Forest Economy, Rosalie Matondo, took a close look at the company's activities, saying: ‘Wood processing is a transfer of technology. This helps our young people to learn on the job.’

  • Co-creating change for 1,300 children in Congo

    Co-creating change for 1,300 children in Congo

    29.06.2023. In Congo Brazzaville, public schools offer primary tuition for free. Finding quality tuition aid materials, however, is not as straightforward. Especially in the wake of the pandemic.Earlier this year,leadingwood importerGLOBAL TIMBER (Denmark) maderoom to readin the IFO library, run byINTERHOLCO’ssubsidiaryIndustrieForestière deOuesso (IFO) in thevillage ofNgombé.

  • 1300 children from Ngombé’s school gain permanent access to clean water

    1300 children from Ngombé’s school gain permanent access to clean water

    22.03.2022. Increased access to education is closely linked with the availability of decent toilets. In the village of Ngombé in the North of the Republic of Congo, where INTERHOLCO’s production site is based, making sure schools are equipped with an adequate sanitation system has immense advantages.

  • My human-kind choice: wood!

    My human-kind choice: wood!

    05.10.2021. FSC®-certified (Forest Stewardship Council® C022952) hardwood from Africa delivers so many benefits that it is quite hard to think of a comparably ‘generous’ construction or building material. In several Central African countries, forestry is already the first or second largest employment sector.

  • The future needs wood

    The future needs wood

    03.05.2021.More than 1.000 fair trade job opportunities provide 10.000 people with the means to build their future with dignity in one of the most remote regions of the Republic of Congo. That is but one of the solutions that 'Sustainable Hardwood Made in Africa', INTERHOLCO's flagship product, delivers.

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